*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP6750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium,
                          (6-(diethylamino)-9-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-3H-xanthen-3-
                          ylidene)diethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3520-42-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H29-N2-O7-S2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 580.69
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acid Leather Red KB
   * Acid Red 52
   * Acid Red XB
   * Acid Rhodamine B
   * Aizen Food Red No. 106
   * Amacid Rhodamine B
   * Amido Rhodamine B
   * Brilliant Acid Rhodamine B
   * Brilliant Superlan Rhodamine B
   * Brilliant Superlan Rhodamine 2B
   * C.I. 45100
   * C.I. Acid Red 52
   * Erio Acid Red XB
   * Fenazo Pink XXB
   * Food Red 106
   * Kiton Rhodamine B
   * Lissamine Rhodamine
   * Pontacyl Brilliant Pink
   * Red 106
   * Red No. 106
   * Solar Rhodamine B
   * Sulforhodamine B
   * Xylene Red B
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OEKHEL Osaka-furitsu Eisei Kenkyusho Hokoku.  (Osaka, Japan)  1953-59.  For
   publisher information, see OKEHDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: (4),43,1957
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 13100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,623,1984

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2208
       No. of Facilities: 114 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 901 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2208
       No. of Facilities: 2248 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 47
       No. of Occupations: 51
       No. of Employees: 75084 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 12598 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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